Noise-Induced Phase Synchronization and Synchronization Transitions in Chaotic Oscillators

Changsong Zhou, Jürgen Kurths

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Abstract

Whether common noise can induce complete synchronization in chaotic systems has been a topic of great relevance and long-standing controversy. We first clarify the mechanism of this phenomenon and show that the existence of a significant contraction region, where nearby trajectories converge, plays a decisive role. Second, we demonstrate that, more generally, common noise can induce phase synchronization in nonidentical chaotic systems. Such a noise-induced synchronization and synchronization transitions are of special significance for understanding neuron encoding in neurobiology.

Original languageEnglish
Article number230602
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume88
Issue number23
Early online date28 May 2002
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jun 2002

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